These ‘homes’ are just heavenly
Green-Wood mausoleums house the rich and famous — and dearly departed
In some of Brooklyn’s finest residences, the occupants sleep in heavenly peace.
These elegant “homes” are the historic mausoleums of Green-Wood Cemetery, a prime address for the rich and famous — and dearly departed.
In building the fabulous tombs, “people were trying to outdo their neighbors,” Luke Spencer, a volunteer docent, told visitors to Joseph C. Hoagland’s mausoleum this past Sunday.